The following project checklist will guide you through the typical steps necessary to implement a Learning Management System like FlexTraining.
Organization and Planning
Identify your target audience. Who are your learners and what do you want them to learn?
Research possible sources of learning content. Include PowerPoint or Word files, video material, flash movies, web sites, charts, graphs, HTML, text. etc. Policy and procedure manuals, product images. safety videos, and Human Resources documents are often good sources.
Budget your expenditures. Don't spend your entire training budget on a Learning Management System. You'll need it for other things later, like images, video, and possibly desktop tools like PowerPoint, Captivate, and maybe a audio file editor.
Deployment
Keep it simple. Save time and effort by using your e-Learning system as it was intended to be used. If you must customize it, wait until you have used the system for a while.
Use your documentation. FlexTraining comes with instructions for configuration, management, reporting and course development.
Understand and set your options. Make sure you configure your system options according to your needs and goals. With FlexTraining, you can change your options later, and Help tips are offered for each.
Configuration and Features
Testing Pays Off. Review all the system features thoroughly. The best Learning Management Systems, like FlexTraining, let you enable or disable system features with a single mouse-click.
Make sure users participate. Keep the HR team, marketing manager or training director involved during the initial setup tasks. These should include setting various parameters that identify which system features and options will initially be utilized.
Content Development
Choose a content strategy. Determine whether you already have good, usable learning material or whether you will need an integrated, multi-user training authoring tool.
Use the right tools. For maximum knowledge transfer, make sure you select an Authoring Tool that includes templates, supports blended multimedia and text, and provides interactivity.
Choose only "clean" learning content. Watch out for pre-packaged content that contains embedded logins and databases. These elements must be customized and maintained even when they claim to be based on "standards".
Launch
Raise awareness within your organization. Promote the value of your e-Learning initiative and the potential long-term benefits across the entire enterprise.
Consider a pilot project. Help ease the transition to e-Learning by using a small group, or a small number of courses, as an initial project.
Begin live e-Learning. Utilize the reporting tools in your Learning Management System to track and analyze learning effectiveness.
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